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last bit has every really happened, but it could, so do not wear jeans while skiing. In fact a one piece might even be best recommended for a beginner or someone who falls a lot it prevents snow from getting up under your clothes and against your body.

Another important factor is ventilation. When you begin to warm up, you want to be able to unzip you outer layers, or even take off that sweater. Proper ventilation will help regulate your internal temperature and prevent you from sweating too much thus drenching your clothes and causing you to be extremely cold.

With regard to what you should pack to wear when not skiing, if you come from a colder climate, just pack what you would wear on any given snow-day day in your home town. If you are not use to cold weather, just pack like you would dress on a cold day in layers. A pair of jeans or pants, underwear, warm socks, shirt, sweater, jacket, gloves, hat, and perhaps sunglasses is all that you might need. The idea is that when you go inside a warm area (i.e. Restaurant, store, etc) you want to be able to take of the jacket and such so that you do not die of a heat stroke. Need I remind you to bring toiletries and necessities? Also bring comfortable clothes for sitting around the lodge or wherever you are staying. Most places offer a hot tub, so bring a swimsuit.

A key item to have is water. The physical activity coupled with dehydration and altitude can make you very sick if you don't drink enough water. Most places will have water available when you get there, but if you are skiing some remote location that for some reason does not have water, bring some, or a torch to melt the snow to drink.

When skiing, it not really the cold that makes you cold, it over dressing for the cold that make you too warm. Skiing is a physical activity and your body will warm itself up after a few minutes. Do not wear barely anything at all, but don't wear too much either. The sweat that accumulates is what makes you feel cold. Have fun and watch out for the downhill skier.

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